North Korea Says It Successfully Conducts Hydrogen Bomb Test – North Korea says it has successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test, which if confirmed, will be a first for the reclusive regime and a significant advancement for its military ambitions. [cnn]

Matric Results 2015: Pass Rate Drops To 70.7% – The 2015 matric exam national pass rate has dropped to 70.7%, down from 75.8% in 2014. [mg]

The Top Achiever Who Missed Half The Matric Year – After missing almost six months of schooling last year, SACS matriculant Andrew Tucker still managed to be the overall top achiever of 2015. [n24]

Former All Blacks Coach To Lead US Eagles – His first game in charge will be the Americas Rugby Championship clash against Argentina on 6 February. [ewn]

Sparrow’s Realtor Licence Expired: EAAB – Penny Sparrow’s realtor licence expired after she resigned last November. [enca]

Low Cost Airline Price War To Continue – The low cost airline market in South Africa is set to remain very competitive in 2016, but consumers could likely expect a slight increase in fares, FlySafair spokesperson Kirby Gordon told Fin24 on Tuesday. [tlive]

Zim To Sell Wildlife To China – The fear of animals dying in drought conditions has forced Zimbabwe to resume animal exports to China, ignoring an outcry from animal rights activists. [tlive]

Why Hillary Can’t Shake Bill’s Affairs – Paula Jones reappeared on the very day a woman asked Hillary about Bill’s alleged sexual victims. It’s the ’90s again—but with a difference. [db]

US Stalls Decision To Suspend SA From Agoa – The US has stalled its decision on whether to suspend SA from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), a US magazine reported on Tuesday. [f24]

Man Drowns Himself In Austrian Lake Using Concrete Block With Wife’s Head Inside – A man strangled and dismembered his wife, encased her head in concrete and then used the concrete block as a weight to drown himself in an Austrian lake, police have said. [guardian]

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CNN And TIME Are Reporting On Tonight’s Record Breaking R6.2 Billion Jackpot And You Can Buy Tickets Here – We don’t know how many times this Powerball jackpot has rolled over, but we can tell you that it is now the 9th biggest jackpot in US lottery history. Needless to say, we’ve bought tickets. [more]

Twitter To Expand Tweet’s 140-Character Limit To 10,000 – One of Twitter ‘sTWTR -2.84% most beloved features is set to change: The company is planning to extend its 140-character limit to as many as 10,000, according to a person familiar with the matter. [wsj]

Smith & Wesson Stock Soars After Obama Announces More Background Checks For Gun Sellers – Shares in Smith & Wesson, the world’s biggest gun company, rose by more than 11 percent on Tuesday to $25.86, their highest level in more than a decade. [gawk]

Jay Z on Harry Styles: I Can Make Him The Biggest Artist In The World In A Year – Rapper says the One Direction star needs help to ‘make the transition from being part of a group to becoming an individual artist’ [guardian]

The Secret, Hypocritical Gay World of ISIS – ISIS murdered a 15-year-old accused of being gay but spared the life of his ‘rapist,’ a senior jihadi commander. What lies behind the brutal double standard? [beast]

Kia Motors Is The Latest Automaker to Join the Self-Driving Car Craze – Self-driving cars are the new bandwagon, and Kia Motors just bought a ticket. [fort]

Australia Withdraws From Junior World Cup Over Safety Fears – Australia withdrew from cricket’s junior World Cup in Bangladesh on Tuesday over safety and security fears, after they also scrapped a Test tour late last year. [trib]

Samsung Unveils Refrigerator With Built-In Grocery Store At CES 2016 – South Korean tech giant also displayed new ‘platinum’ and ‘rose gold’ versions of its Gear 2 smartwatch [tele]

Kendall Jenner Can’t Date Taylor Swift’s Ex Harry Styles – That’s Just, Like, the Rules of Feminism – Tabloids are aflutter with news of a ‘split’ in Taylor Swift’s crew of beautiful, famous Eskimo sisters—oh, the horror! [beast]

Kink.com Overhauls Policies After Deen Abuse Claims – In the wake of accusations against James Deen, the porn company has developed new guidelines for performers. [voc]

Chris Gayle Exposed Himself To Me: Woman – Cricketer Chris Gayle, already facing a barrage of criticism over inappropriate remarks to a female television reporter, allegedly indecently exposed himself to a woman during a Sydney training session at last year’s World Cup. [smh]

Jaden Smith Wears a Skirt in Louis Vuitton Ad – Louis Vuitton is bending gender roles in its latest womenswear ad campaign by featuring Jaden Smith in a skirt. [time]

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